Leeds Bradford Airport parkway station plan delayed for a decade
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 18:15 · Archive
West Yorkshire leaders are reviewing plans for a parkway rail station at Leeds Bradford Airport, a decade after the idea was first proposed.
Local leaders in West Yorkshire settled on plans for a parkway station at Leeds Bradford Airport in December 2016, following the collapse of an ambitious but unfunded trolleybus scheme. A direct train to the airport was considered too costly and disruptive, so officials proposed a station on the existing Leeds to Harrogate line, served by a high-frequency shuttle bus. The station was meant to support job creation and economic growth alongside new stations at the White Rose Shopping Centre and Thorpe Park.
Ten years later, no station has been constructed. West Yorkshire has since elected a metro mayor and gained new powers and funding, with a parkway station consistently described as a priority for the region's economy. Multiple consultations and reviews have been commissioned into the scheme's design and affordability.
Despite this, there is no agreement on what the station should look like, how much it should cost or who should pay for it. West Yorkshire Combined Authority has launched another review into how the scheme could work. The airport's boss has been left "flabbergasted" by the delays.
How it is being reported
- ‘Flabbergasted’: Leeds Bradford Airport boss slams West Yorkshire Combined Authority over station delaysThe boss of Leeds Bradford Airport has said he has been left “flabbergasted” by delays to West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s plans to build a parkway station to serve passengers.Yorkshire Post · 22 Oct, 17:25
- Leeds Bradford Airport parkway station plans on the cards for a decade - why it might not happenWest Yorkshire leaders have launched another review into how the scheme could workHuddersfield Examiner · 22 Oct, 11:38
In this story: Leeds Bradford Airport · West Yorkshire Combined Authority · Leeds City Council · Judith Blake · West Yorkshire · Leeds
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